Football news in brief: Iceland U21s drop Palsson from squad
Saints to prepare across Irish Sea
ST JOHNSTONE manager Derek McInnes is to take his side across the Irish Sea again for a pre-season training camp. McInnes' men travel to face Drogheda on Thursday, 7 July and then follow that up with a Dublin meeting against Bohemians on Sunday, 10 July. Saints have also pencilled in away warm-up matches at Spartans (2 July), Dundee (13 July) and Ayr United (16 July) in readiness for the earlier SPL kick-off on 23 July.
Juventus appoint Conte as new coach
FORMER midfielder Antonio Conte has become the latest in a long line of coaches tasked with trying to revive the fortunes of once mighty Juventus. Conte has signed a two-year contract. Juve, who finished seventh in Serie A for a second successive season, sacked Luigi Del Neri last season after just one term in charge and have turned to the Siena coach having been linked with the 41-year-old in the past.
Balotelli suffers training setback
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Hide AdMANCHESTER City's Mario Balotelli has suffered a knee injury while training with Italy. He reported a recurrence of a problem with his right knee minutes into a training game against the Italy under-18 side. The ex-Inter Milan forward will be assessed by medical staff ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Estonia in Modena and a friendly with the Republic of Ireland in Liege the following Tuesday.
Scotland U15s held by Belgium
SCOTLAND Under-15s drew 1-1 with Belgium at Stirling Albion's Doubletree Dunblane Stadium last night in a keenly-contested Challenge Match. The Scots went in front thanks to a second-half goal from Celtic's Jaison McGrath, but Genk's Siebe Schrijvers saw the honours end even. Ross Mathie's captain, Craig Stories of Aberdeen, gave a tenacious display in midfield, but the brightest prospect on display was Charley Junior Muscoda of Anderlecht.